SXSW 2015: Special Events
Experiential cinema, cult re-issues & much more. Our Special Events section offers unusual, unexpected & unique one-off film events.
1.
The Breakfast Club
(1985)
Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. (97 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
“ Join Molly Ringwald & Ally Sheedy to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of The Breakfast Club, John Hughes’ iconic comedy that defined a generation, at the world premiere screening of the fully restored film! ” - IMDb-Editors
2.
7 Days in Hell
(2015 TV Movie)
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all-time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days. (43 mins.)
Director: Jake Szymanski
3.
Leprechaun 3
(1995 Video)
It was a normal night in Las Vegas, Nevada, all the lights were flashing brightly, until a man with one hand... (90 mins.)
Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
“ Doug Benson & Master Pancake interrupt Leprechaun 3 ” - IMDb-Editors
4.
Human Highway
(1982)
The new owner of a roadside diner stuck in a town built around an always leaking nuclear power plant plans to torch the place to collect insurance... (88 mins.)
Director: Dean Stockwell, Bernard Shakey
5.
Jonathan Demme Presents Made in Texas
(2015 Short Film)
Six short films originally curated by Jonathan Demme for a screening at New York's Collective for Living Cinema... (116 mins.)
Director: Louis Black, Missy Boswell
6.
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
(1981)
In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline rich, community escape a band of bandits. (95 mins.)
Director: George Miller
7.
Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
(2015 Documentary)
A documentary of the story behind Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation. (104 mins.)
Director: Jeremy Coon, Tim Skousen
8.
Trainwreck
(2015)
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy. (125 mins.)
Director: Judd Apatow